Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
36,968 
204 
2,720 
5,333 
10,689 
10,719 
7,303 
Female 
5,354 
33 
215 
569 
1,320 
1,533 
1,684 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
42,322 
237 
2,935 
5,902 
12,009 
12,252 
8,987 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
33,781 
156 
2,202 
4,728 
9,951 
9,970 
6,774 
Not on farm operated 
8,541 
81 
733 
1,174 
2,058 
2,282 
2,213 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
6,562 
11 
74 
347 
633 
1,537 
3,960 
Any 
35,760 
226 
2,861 
5,555 
1 1 ,376 
10,715 
5,027 
1 to 49 days 
2,716 
28 
148 
365 
731 
686 
758 
50 to 99 days 
1,304 
10 
68 
124 
315 
401 
386 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,902 
19 
277 
507 
1,007 
1,279 
813 
200 days or more 
27,838 
169 
2,368 
4,559 
9,323 
8,349 
3,070 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,516 
65 
432 
360 
323 
248 
88 
3 or 4 years 
2,249 
88 
567 
558 
525 
371 
140 
5 to 9 years 
6,386 
84 
1,190 
1,611 
1,850 
1,144 
507 
1 0 years or more 
32,171 
- 
746 
3,373 
9,311 
10,489 
8,252 
Average years on present farm 
20.5 
3.8 
7.0 
11.4 
17.2 
22.9 
32.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,094 
63 
295 
276 
230 
164 
66 
3 or 4 years 
1,883 
82 
483 
472 
418 
312 
116 
5 to 9 years 
5,614 
92 
1,165 
1,402 
1,541 
991 
423 
1 0 years or more 
33,731 
- 
992 
3,752 
9,820 
10,785 
8,382 
Average years operating any farm 
22.3 
4.0 
7.9 
12.5 
19.0 
25.0 
34.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
237 
237 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,935 
- 
2,935 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
5,902 
- 
- 
5,902 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
5,104 
- 
- 
- 
5,104 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
6,905 
- 
- 
- 
6,905 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,805 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,805 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,447 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,447 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,339 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,339 
70 years and over 
5,648 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,648 
Average age 
54.8 
22.7 
30.9 
40.2 
50.0 
59.2 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
221 
4 
17 
41 
66 
49 
44 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
59 
- 
2 
17 
23 
12 
5 
Asian 
59 
- 
8 
13 
11 
12 
15 
Black or African American 
87 
- 
2 
4 
28 
28 
25 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
42,008 
235 
2,922 
5,842 
11,906 
12,176 
8,927 
More than one race reported 
109 
2 
1 
26 
41 
24 
15 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,012 
41 
276 
399 
1,017 
1,445 
1,834 
2 people 
18,326 
70 
598 
885 
3,703 
7,321 
5,749 
3 people 
6,426 
65 
519 
823 
2,405 
1,840 
774 
4 people 
6,290 
26 
720 
1,693 
2,573 
962 
316 
5 or more people 
6,268 
35 
822 
2,102 
2,311 
684 
314 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
35,515 
161 
2,425 
5,091 
10,181 
10,327 
7,330 
25 to 49 percent 
3,593 
36 
298 
463 
1,006 
1,001 
789 
50 to 74 percent 
2,422 
28 
170 
257 
630 
687 
650 
75 to 99 percent 
588 
7 
29 
53 
128 
155 
216 
1 00 percent 
204 
5 
13 
38 
64 
82 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
458 
7 
32 
79 
119 
117 
104 
acres 
72,328 
471 
2,147 
13,907 
24,161 
15,455 
16,187 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
30,224 
158 
2,133 
4,588 
9,157 
8,930 
5,258 
Dial-up service 
3,099 
6 
93 
314 
871 
1,013 
802 
DSL service 
10,855 
68 
737 
1,821 
3,434 
3,099 
1,696 
Cable modem service 
6,962 
31 
471 
907 
1,995 
2,160 
1,398 
Fiber-optic service 
795 
2 
48 
134 
199 
270 
142 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,532 
41 
577 
968 
1,680 
1,520 
746 
Satellite service 
4,544 
20 
308 
650 
1,401 
1,361 
804 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
890 
- 
41 
131 
289 
269 
160 
Other Internet service 
694 
6 
80 
111 
207 
179 
111 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
35,196 
198 
2,547 
5,162 
10,192 
10,045 
7,052 
2 households 
5,396 
31 
313 
527 
1,270 
1,706 
1,549 
3 households 
1,007 
4 
40 
89 
317 
298 
259 
4 households 
415 
- 
17 
72 
127 
122 
77 
5 or more households 
308 
4 
18 
52 
103 
81 
50 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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